1996 Geylang United FC season
# 1996 Geylang United FC season

The 1996 S.League season is Geylang United's 1st season in the top flight of Singapore football and 21rd year in existence as a football club.

## Squad

### Sleague

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | David Lee | (1958-04-10) 10 April 1958 (age 65) | Singapore FA |
| | Shahri Rahim | | |
| Defenders |||||
| 5 | Borhan Abu Samah | (1964-11-30) 30 November 1964 (age 58) | Singapore FA |
| 7 | Mohammad Khakpour | (1969-02-20) 20 February 1969 (age 54) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 12 | Zulkarnaen Zainal | (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973 (age 49) | Youth Team |
| 13 | Kamaruddin Ismail | | |
| 16 | Kadir Yahaya | (1968-02-15) 15 February 1968 (age 55) | Singapore FA |
| 18 | Robin Chitrakar | (1976-10-02) 2 October 1976 (age 46) | Balestier United |
| | R. Sasikumar | | |
| Midfielders |||||
| 10 | Syed Faruk | (1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 56) | Singapore FA |
| 14 | Hamid Estili | (1967-04-01) 1 April 1967 (age 56) | Qadsia SC |
| | Chris Riley | (1964-08-19) 19 August 1964 (age 58) | |
| Strikers |||||
| 17 | Fandi Ahmad | (1962-05-26) 26 May 1962 (age 61) | Singapore FA |
| 23 | Zlatko Vidan | (1966-06-22) 22 June 1966 (age 57) | |
| | Mohsen Garousi | (1968-11-28) 28 November 1968 (age 54) | PAS Tehran F.C. |

## S.League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Geylang United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 28 | Qualification to S.League Championship play-off match |
| 2 | Woodlands Wellington | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | |
| 3 | Balestier Central | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 24 | |
| 4 | Singapore Armed Forces | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Tiong Bahru United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Police FC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sembawang Rangers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 13 | |
| 8 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 12 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | Qualification to S.League Championship play-off match |
| 2 | Tiong Bahru United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 27 | |
| 3 | Balestier Central | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 24 | |
| 4 | Woodlands Wellington | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Geylang United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
| 6 | Sembawang Rangers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 15 | |
| 7 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 8 | |
| 8 | Police FC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 8 | |
